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The QC, Vol. 75, No. 02 • September 22, 1988

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QUAI^R CAMPUS
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Volume LXXV Number 2
September 22, 1988
Students Possibly Targeted By
Pro Thieves, Williamson Said
By Chris Perkins, QC News Editor
NEW DIRECTOR: Va'Lori Permillion has been named the
new director of the Whittier College crosstown project,
a program encouraging minority students to pursue a college education.
New Director Named
To Crosstown Project
By Stephanie Wiggins,
QC Assistant News Editor
Va'Lori Lyles Permillion has
been selected to be the new
director of the Crosstown Project,
a program that encourages
minority students in grades 7-10
to work towards a college
education, showing them a full
range of opportunities available
to minority students in higher
education.
Thelma Eaton, a professor of
social work, will be serving as a
consultant to Permillion. Eaton
was the initial director of the
Crosstown Project as well as the
co-author of the proposals for the
Project.
Eaton said she left her position
as director because the project
needed a full-time director, and
she wasn't able to provide all the
necessary time.
Project Objectives
Some objectives of
the
Crosstown Project, funded by a
grant from the Educational
Foundation of America for
$87,400 for one year, are to
expose inner city black youths to
the values of a higher education,
introduce them to Whittier
College and acquaint them with
black Whittier College students
who serve as role models.
These objectives are carried
out through workshops, seminars
and symposiums. Eaton said she
is "very pleased with the
direction of the Project."
The Crosstown Project will
target six Los Angeles inner city
school; .Audubon, Bret Harte
Prep, and Markham Intermediate
junior high schools, and
Crenshaw, Jordan, and
Washington Prep high schools.
Personal Interest
Eaton said Permillion is
"showing lots of initiative and
understanding."
Permillion, a graduate of
Washington Prep High, said she
wants to give back to her
community by helping and
showing the kids the positive
aspects in their lives.
Permillion will also act as
adviser to all black students on
campus.
Two major thefts in three days
have director of security Jim
Williamson saying he is
convinced the college has been
the victim of professional thieves.
"1 don't have any doubt," he
commented in referring to the
thefts of a bicycle valued at $600
and an Alpine car stereo valued
at $22 5, both reported stolen
Sept. 15.
"It would appear to be the work
of off-campus persons coming
onto campus.''
Mountain Bike Stolen
The Diamond Back mountain
bike, belonging to student Amy
Szczukowski, was taken from the
railing it was chained and
padlocked to on the north side of
Wanberg hall between Sept. 13 at
5 p.m. and Sept. 15 at 11 a.m. The
chain and the padlock were
reported missing along with the
bike.
The stereo was reported stolen
from student Dana Damiani's
Toyota Tercel parked in the upper
campus lot between Wardman
and Campbell halls. Besides the
stereo, nothing was missing from
the car's interior, although she
said the glove box had been
ransacked, and its contents
scattered on car floor.
Damiani said her stereo was
"industrially glued and bolted"
to the car's dashboard.
Pro Job
The security department said it
suspects the thefts were
professional jobs for a number of
reasons. In the case of the
mountain bike, deputy director of
Security Don Blackman pointed
out that the cable protecting the
bike was snapped by a heavy duty
shearing device, most likely bolt
cutters.
The efficiency of the crime also
seems to indicate profesionals,
Blackman said. He estimated it
took the thieves approximately
10 seconds to snap the chain.
The burglary of Damiani's car
also appeared to be a quick job,
Blackman said.
' 'They probably had that thing
and were gone in 10 minutes or
less," he said.
The fact that there was no
damage to the car from the crime
further reinforces the security
department's convictions.
Williamson said the car's door
may have been unlocked illegally
through the use of a slimjim, an
unlocking mechanism.
Items Indicate Pros
The stolen items also reinforce
Blackman's opinion that the
crimes were committed by
professional thieves. The Alpine
stereo was an after-market
product, not installed by the
original manufacturer of the car.
Blackman said professional
thieves won't touch factory
intalled steres, because they are
difficult to remove.
Damiani said she was angered
by the crime.
' 'We're paying a lot of money to
be here; our stuff should be
protected while we're here," she
said. "It's not a huge campus, it
shouldn't be that hard to patrol."
Blackman said he agreed there
is a need for tighter security, but
the security department is
presently undermanned, and
ideally more officers would be
patrolling.
"Our security officers have
been alerted to make extra
checks of the parking lots," he
said.
Blackman said students should
become increasingly aware of the
danger of thefts.
Both campus thefts are
currently being investigated by
the Whittier Police Department.
Nerhood Hospitalized,
Returning in Spring
By Angus McKelvey, QC Staff Writer
Harry Nerhood, Professor
Emeritus of the History
Department, has been
hospitalized since early
September for colon surgery, but
is recuperating well, according to
his wife, Leona Nerhood.
"He is still very weak from the
ordeal," she said.
Nerhood, who has taught at
Whittier since 1939, was
scheduled to teach Russian
History, Arabs and Muslims
(along with Hilmi Ibrahim), and an
English Language Program prior
to his illness.
Cancelled and Covered
According to Robert Marks,
vice-President of Academic
Affairs and dean of students, his
English Language Program has
been taken over by Malcolm
Farmer, and his Russian History
class has been cancelled. Ibrahim
will teach Arabs and Muslims
alone until Nerhood is fit to
return.
Nerhood's wife confirmed his
plans to return to his part-time job
at the college as soon as he is
able. He is expected to return in
the spring semester, at the end of
which he plans to retire.
Long History
Nerhood taught regularly from
1939 until his retirement in 1975.
In 1982 he returned part time to
teach the college's Russian
History class.
The Harry W. Nerhood
Excellence in Teaching award was
created in his name, and is an
annual award given to the
Whittier professor who best
exemplifies the attributes of a
model teacher.
Marks said Nerhood's "care
and concern for each and every
student makes him the 'teacher's
teacher.'"
New On Line System
Assists In Research
By Stephanie Wiggins,
Assistant News Editor
The Wardman Library recently
acquired the University of
Southern California's Library On
Line Information Service, a
system for users to perform
electronic searches for books,
magazines & newspapers which
USC holds.
Special collections librarian Joe
Dmohowski compared the new
system to a 'Reader's Guide'
"It provides access to five
indexing services Magazines,
Management and Administration, Computer Database, Trade
and Industry, and the National
Please see NEW page 3.
Building Underway
See Page 3.
'Gorillas' Review
See Page 4.
Poets Romp La Verne
See Page 8.

QUAI^R CAMPUS
/nlirmalYYVMnmW) ^^5 ^^ CantcmkAr 71) lOBfi
Volume LXXV Number 2
September 22, 1988
Students Possibly Targeted By
Pro Thieves, Williamson Said
By Chris Perkins, QC News Editor
NEW DIRECTOR: Va'Lori Permillion has been named the
new director of the Whittier College crosstown project,
a program encouraging minority students to pursue a college education.
New Director Named
To Crosstown Project
By Stephanie Wiggins,
QC Assistant News Editor
Va'Lori Lyles Permillion has
been selected to be the new
director of the Crosstown Project,
a program that encourages
minority students in grades 7-10
to work towards a college
education, showing them a full
range of opportunities available
to minority students in higher
education.
Thelma Eaton, a professor of
social work, will be serving as a
consultant to Permillion. Eaton
was the initial director of the
Crosstown Project as well as the
co-author of the proposals for the
Project.
Eaton said she left her position
as director because the project
needed a full-time director, and
she wasn't able to provide all the
necessary time.
Project Objectives
Some objectives of
the
Crosstown Project, funded by a
grant from the Educational
Foundation of America for
$87,400 for one year, are to
expose inner city black youths to
the values of a higher education,
introduce them to Whittier
College and acquaint them with
black Whittier College students
who serve as role models.
These objectives are carried
out through workshops, seminars
and symposiums. Eaton said she
is "very pleased with the
direction of the Project."
The Crosstown Project will
target six Los Angeles inner city
school; .Audubon, Bret Harte
Prep, and Markham Intermediate
junior high schools, and
Crenshaw, Jordan, and
Washington Prep high schools.
Personal Interest
Eaton said Permillion is
"showing lots of initiative and
understanding."
Permillion, a graduate of
Washington Prep High, said she
wants to give back to her
community by helping and
showing the kids the positive
aspects in their lives.
Permillion will also act as
adviser to all black students on
campus.
Two major thefts in three days
have director of security Jim
Williamson saying he is
convinced the college has been
the victim of professional thieves.
"1 don't have any doubt," he
commented in referring to the
thefts of a bicycle valued at $600
and an Alpine car stereo valued
at $22 5, both reported stolen
Sept. 15.
"It would appear to be the work
of off-campus persons coming
onto campus.''
Mountain Bike Stolen
The Diamond Back mountain
bike, belonging to student Amy
Szczukowski, was taken from the
railing it was chained and
padlocked to on the north side of
Wanberg hall between Sept. 13 at
5 p.m. and Sept. 15 at 11 a.m. The
chain and the padlock were
reported missing along with the
bike.
The stereo was reported stolen
from student Dana Damiani's
Toyota Tercel parked in the upper
campus lot between Wardman
and Campbell halls. Besides the
stereo, nothing was missing from
the car's interior, although she
said the glove box had been
ransacked, and its contents
scattered on car floor.
Damiani said her stereo was
"industrially glued and bolted"
to the car's dashboard.
Pro Job
The security department said it
suspects the thefts were
professional jobs for a number of
reasons. In the case of the
mountain bike, deputy director of
Security Don Blackman pointed
out that the cable protecting the
bike was snapped by a heavy duty
shearing device, most likely bolt
cutters.
The efficiency of the crime also
seems to indicate profesionals,
Blackman said. He estimated it
took the thieves approximately
10 seconds to snap the chain.
The burglary of Damiani's car
also appeared to be a quick job,
Blackman said.
' 'They probably had that thing
and were gone in 10 minutes or
less," he said.
The fact that there was no
damage to the car from the crime
further reinforces the security
department's convictions.
Williamson said the car's door
may have been unlocked illegally
through the use of a slimjim, an
unlocking mechanism.
Items Indicate Pros
The stolen items also reinforce
Blackman's opinion that the
crimes were committed by
professional thieves. The Alpine
stereo was an after-market
product, not installed by the
original manufacturer of the car.
Blackman said professional
thieves won't touch factory
intalled steres, because they are
difficult to remove.
Damiani said she was angered
by the crime.
' 'We're paying a lot of money to
be here; our stuff should be
protected while we're here," she
said. "It's not a huge campus, it
shouldn't be that hard to patrol."
Blackman said he agreed there
is a need for tighter security, but
the security department is
presently undermanned, and
ideally more officers would be
patrolling.
"Our security officers have
been alerted to make extra
checks of the parking lots," he
said.
Blackman said students should
become increasingly aware of the
danger of thefts.
Both campus thefts are
currently being investigated by
the Whittier Police Department.
Nerhood Hospitalized,
Returning in Spring
By Angus McKelvey, QC Staff Writer
Harry Nerhood, Professor
Emeritus of the History
Department, has been
hospitalized since early
September for colon surgery, but
is recuperating well, according to
his wife, Leona Nerhood.
"He is still very weak from the
ordeal," she said.
Nerhood, who has taught at
Whittier since 1939, was
scheduled to teach Russian
History, Arabs and Muslims
(along with Hilmi Ibrahim), and an
English Language Program prior
to his illness.
Cancelled and Covered
According to Robert Marks,
vice-President of Academic
Affairs and dean of students, his
English Language Program has
been taken over by Malcolm
Farmer, and his Russian History
class has been cancelled. Ibrahim
will teach Arabs and Muslims
alone until Nerhood is fit to
return.
Nerhood's wife confirmed his
plans to return to his part-time job
at the college as soon as he is
able. He is expected to return in
the spring semester, at the end of
which he plans to retire.
Long History
Nerhood taught regularly from
1939 until his retirement in 1975.
In 1982 he returned part time to
teach the college's Russian
History class.
The Harry W. Nerhood
Excellence in Teaching award was
created in his name, and is an
annual award given to the
Whittier professor who best
exemplifies the attributes of a
model teacher.
Marks said Nerhood's "care
and concern for each and every
student makes him the 'teacher's
teacher.'"
New On Line System
Assists In Research
By Stephanie Wiggins,
Assistant News Editor
The Wardman Library recently
acquired the University of
Southern California's Library On
Line Information Service, a
system for users to perform
electronic searches for books,
magazines & newspapers which
USC holds.
Special collections librarian Joe
Dmohowski compared the new
system to a 'Reader's Guide'
"It provides access to five
indexing services Magazines,
Management and Administration, Computer Database, Trade
and Industry, and the National
Please see NEW page 3.
Building Underway
See Page 3.
'Gorillas' Review
See Page 4.
Poets Romp La Verne
See Page 8.